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The 21 best directorial debuts of the last decade

Jason GuerrasioFeb 18, 2021, 21:25 IST

Olivia Wilde (right) directing "Booksmart."Annapurna

There are some incredible talents who've had directorial debuts since 2011.
Here are the acclaimed first efforts by Jordan Peele, Bradley Cooper, Olivia Wilde, and more.

Ari Aster ("Hereditary")

"Hereditary." A24

Bo Burnham ("Eighth Grade")

"Eighth Grade." A24

Ryan Coogler ("Fruitvale Station")

"Fruitvale Station." The Weinstein Company

Bradley Cooper ("A Star is Born")

"A Star is Born." Warner Bros.

Ava DuVernay ("I Will Follow")

"I Will Follow." Array

Robert Eggers ("The Witch")

"The Witch." A24

Carlos López Estrada ("Blindspotting")

"Blindspotting." Summit Entertainment

Alex Garland ("Ex Machina")

"Ex Machina." Ex Machine the Movie

Dan Gilroy ("Nightcrawler")

"Nightcrawler." Chuck Ziotnick/Open Road Films

Michael Gracey ("The Greatest Showman")

"The Greatest Showman." Fox

Jonah Hill ("Mid90s")

"Mid90s." a24

Jennifer Kent ("The Babadook")

"The Babadook." Matt Nettheim via Sundance Institute

Travis Knight ("Kubo and the Two Strings")

"Kubo and the Two Strings." kubo and the two strings

Tim Miller ("Deadpool")

"Deadpool." Fox

Jordan Peele ("Get Out")

"Get Out." Universal

Boots Riley ("Sorry to Bother You")

"Sorry to Bother You." Annapurna

Justin Simien ("Dear White People")

"Dear White People." Netflix

Chad Stahelski and David Leitch ("John Wick")

"John Wick." Lionsgate

Dan Trachtenberg ("10 Cloverfield Lane")

"10 Cloverfield Lane." Paramount

Olivia Wilde ("Booksmart")

"Booksmart." Annapurna Pictures

Behn Zeitlin ("Beasts of the Southern Wild")

"Beasts of the Southern Wild." YouTube/megatrailer

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